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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 161.0001. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

In this subchapter:

(1) “Data elements” means the information:

(A) a health care provider who administers a vaccine is required to record in a medical record under 42 U.S.C. Section 300aa-25, as amended, including:

(i) the date the vaccine is administered;

(ii) the vaccine manufacturer and lot number of the vaccine;

(iii) any adverse or unexpected events for a vaccine; and

(iv) the name, the address, and if appropriate, the title of the health care provider administering the vaccine; and

(B) specified in rules adopted to implement Section 161.00705.

(1-a) “First responder” means:

(A) any federal, state, local, or private personnel who may respond to a disaster, including:

(i) public health and public safety personnel;

(ii) commissioned law enforcement personnel;

(iii) fire protection personnel, including volunteer firefighters;

(iv) emergency medical services personnel, including hospital emergency facility staff;

(v) a member of the National Guard;

(vi) a member of the Texas State Guard; or

(vii) any other worker who responds to a disaster in the worker's scope of employment; or

(B) any related personnel that provide support services during the prevention, response, and recovery phases of a disaster.

(1-b) “Immediate family member” means the parent, spouse, child, or sibling of a person who resides in the same household as the person.

(1-c) “Individual's legally authorized representative” means:

(A) a parent, managing conservator, or guardian of an individual, if the individual is a minor;

(B) a guardian of the individual, if the individual has been adjudicated incompetent to manage the individual's personal affairs; or

(C) an agent of the individual authorized under a durable power of attorney for health care.

(2) “Payor” means an insurance company, a health maintenance organization, or another organization that pays a health care provider to provide health care benefits, including providing immunizations.

(3) “Electronically,” as related to a communication authorized under this chapter, means by e-mail, text message, online communication, or another electronic method of communication approved by the department.

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